Chapter 17
Theresa cried for the longest time letting all her emotions out at once, she couldn't take it anymore, trying to be brave for her children, she couldn't be strong anymore. All she wanted was to be happy like 3 years ago.
Fox pulled her into his arms saying soothing words to her.
"I-i-i didn't mean to hurt him..."
"I know, it's not your fault."
"It is!"
"He caught us in the worst possible way."
"Theresa, I'm sorry about last night, as much as I enjoyed it, I didn't know it would bring up so many complications, please forgive me."
She looked up at him and he seemed so sincere, she knew nothing was his fault either. She reached up and gently traced his lips with her finger.
"I know Fox, I'm sorry for blaming you...it's just that things have been really rough for me lately."
He clutched onto her hand, afraid to let go because if he did, she would leave him again.
"I'm sorry for so many things...that night of our wedding, I overreacted, I should have given you more credit, and let you explain." she continued.
"No...I deserved everything you said and did I should have told you about Danielle."
"We've both made some huge mistakes..."
Fox squeezed her hand and gazed into her eyes.
"Please Theresa, give us another chance, this says it all, we've both some mistakes, but hey, who doesn't have flaws? I've missed you ..."
She closed her eyes as if she didn't want to listen to him.
"Fox, don't..."
"No, I know we're meant to be, if we weren't , you think we would have ever seen each other again? It is destiny..."
"I just can't deal with this now...everything with Jacob..."
"I know and I don't want to pressure you into anything but just think about giving us another chance." he softly smiled at her. "You know I still love you, I've never changed my feelings about you. Every night I've wondered how it would be to feel you, to touch you again, this is a perfect opportunity for us, we can be together again. I can give you the love that you deserve, anything you ask for, it is yours. Just give me a few simple words Theresa, we can be together, give me a second chance. Please...I know you still have feelings for me...can you honestly look at me in the eyes and tell me you dont love me any more? look at me..."
But she couldn't bear to, the tears began to fall again, she threw her arms around him.
"Oh Fox... how can I know that my heart won't be ripped in half again?"
He traced his fingers through her hair.
"I won't, I've hurt you once and I would die if I did it again, I love you too much."
"Do you actually think we can be together again? After all that's happened?"
"I'm certain..."
"Fox, It's going to take a long time for me to regain my trust in you again."
"I know, but remember, I'll be waiting at the sidelines whenever you want me again."
"Thank you..."
She hugged him resting her head on his shoulder.
"I don't know what I would do without you."
He pulled apart and stood up from the bed.
"Theresa, I'll leave you here to think for a bit, call me if you need anything."
She nodded.
He bent down and gently brushed his lips against hers, it felt so nice that they could kiss again without anything infering between them. She smiled at him once last time as he walked out the door.
"..How am I going to go through all this?"
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Fox drove back to the mansion thinking of ways to make Theresa feel better, but didn't suceed, he wanted to help through all her pain, to share it with her. From all the years he missed, it was time now.
He hoped he wasn't pressuring her about asking for a second chance. Now that Jacob was out of the way, she would have more free time, and he was still waiting for her, so it was all good for him.
He paced around his room thinking, and suddenly got an idea. He took out his phone and dialed a number.
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A woman ran furiously through the forest away from a jail cubicle. She laughed crazily.
"Won't my sugar-bear be glad to see I've come back to him."
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Theresa stayed home all day, except when she dropped little Ethan and Sarah off at a day-care, she couldn't focus on them and her own personal problems at the same time.
Later in the afternoon, someone ran the doorbell, she walked to open it, but no one was there. All she saw was a nicely wrapped box. She picked it up and sat back onto her couch. Theresa opened it up, picked up the note and smiled.
Gorgeous, Hope you're feelings better, if possible, can you meet me at the beach at 7:45p.m? I've already bought a dress for you, nothing too glamorous, but I know you'll look beautiful. See you soon I hope. Loving you, Fox
She held up the dress and looked it over, it was pearly white and silky. She tried it on and looked at herself, it did look pretty good. The dress hugged every curve of her body and it reflected the deep brown in her eyes. She decided that since there was nothing better to do at home, she would go meet Fox at the beach. At least seeing him would make her happy.
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At 7:45p.m sharp she arrived at the beach looking for him, she spotted him easily; he was always fidgeting nervously these days. She walked up behind him and placed her hands over his eyes.
"Guess who?" she whispered into his ear.
"Hm, I don't know, Danielle?" 'Crap!' he immediately thought, he couldn't believe he had just had that out loud, he just remembered that she had done that a lot while they were dating.
Theresa snatched her hands away from him right away, maybe this wasn't a good idea to come, she turned to leave but he caught hold of her arm and made her face him.
"I'm sorry..." he was still blaming himself for saying that inappropriate word.
She didn't answer.
"Please Theresa, tell me if you're mad."
"Fox, just tell me why you invited me to come here."
"Don't leave, I planned out a special evening for the two of us and it just kills me to know that I might have just ruined it."
She knew that he must have put in a lot of work for this night so she decided she wouldn't leave, at least not yet. She gave a slight nod.
"I won't leave."
He smiled with relief. He offered her his arm and she took it. Theresa was still feeling very uneasy after that whole situation and she wasn't sure if she was up for tonight's upcoming events. They walked along the side in silence, he glanced toward her every few seconds or so to see if she was mad.
Theresa's ears perked up as she heard some soft music playing, she looked up and gasped at the sight before her. There was a candlelit dinner table in the middle of the beach; roses in every section possible and candles burning making the scene look extremely romantic. All her feelings about Danielle quickly faded away as they were replaced with delight and happiness.
"Fox."
"Like it?"
"I love it, thank you." She gave him a kiss on the cheek as they walked toward the dinner table; he pulled her chair for her.
They sat across each other smiling.
"How did you do all this in such little time?"
"Hey, I'm a Crane, I've got sources."
Theresa breathed in the scent of the scented candles, this was easing the pain.
"Thank you." She repeated.
"I really wanted to make this night special, that we would be able to enjoy it and just fade away from the world for a little while, but the moment you arrived I had to screw it up! I can be so stupid sometimes." He shook his head angrily.
Theresa felt for him, she slowly took his hand in hers and held it.
"No Fox, you aren't, I just overreact a lot, I know you've been hurt terribly as well, and I want tonight to be special as well, but we can't let so many things interfere between us."
He nodded in agreement.
"So we can enjoy tonight like nothing ever happened?"
"Absolutely."
He leaned over and gently brushed his lips against sending shivers down her spine, Fox decided that tonight be would like nothing had ever happened, Jacob nor Danielle had come into their lives. He settled back down into his seat.
"Hungry?"
She nodded.
"Actually, I'm supposed to be on a diet."
"Aw Theresa, come on, you have to eat, because I won't unless you do, besides you are not fat."
Theresa glared at him.
"Reminder, do not use the word 'fat' in front of women."
He chuckled and held up his hands in surrender.
"Fine, I'll eat something."
"Great."
Fox walked over to a nearby tray and pulled out two dishes full of delicious food, they ate for a while in comfortable silence, smiling at each other every few minutes or so.
From a-far they looked like any normal in love couple, it didn't seem like that they had so many problems, such a horrible past. It was surprise that they were here together on this date, after what had happened all these years, it would have seemed like seeing Fox again would be the last thing on her list.
Theresa was having a good time to be honest, she was playfully feeding him bits of food, it almost felt like old times, almost.
"Theresa, if you haven't noticed, I have my own plate of food."
"Yeah, but it's more fun this way."
He grinned, she was right, she was enjoying this.
After a while, everything was cleared off their plates. Theresa shook her head,
"Ugh, I can't believe I finished that all."
"Correction, I finished it all, you only ate 2 bites."
Theresa smiled "That was a big two bites, plus I'll be bloated tomorrow and look fat." she wailed.
"Even if you're bloated tomorrow, I'll still love you. Care for a dance?"
"Of course." she took his hand.
Fox led her to the middle of the candles and roses and gently pulled her close to him, softly swaying to the music that was playing. Her head rested on his shoulder as he gently rubbed her back.
"Perfect, tonight has been perfect." she mumbled against his shirt.
He smiled, pleased, "Has it really been?"
"Yes, I haven't been this happy and care-free in a very long time." she looked him in the eyes and ran a few fingers through his hair.
Fox eyed her up and down.
"Have I complimented you on how gorgeous you look tonight?"
"Not yet."
"Well you look stunning, considering that I was the one who chose the dress."
She gently pressed a kiss on his nose.
"You have good taste." she sighed, "I would never believe I would be the one to say those words." as Fox lightly chuckled.
Soon they found themselves sitting down, cuddling on a soft blanket on the sand. Fox was holding her in his arms stroking her hair, admiring how beautiful and elegant she looked reflected by the moon. Theresa closed her eyes, mesmerized by his touch.
"Theresa, remember the time--"
"Sshh." she quietly cut him off "Don't talk now Fox, just hold me in your arms."
He obeyed, Theresa wanted to remember this moment forever because somehow she got a feeling that their happiness wouldn't be lasting for a long time.
Theresa cried for the longest time letting all her emotions out at once, she couldn't take it anymore, trying to be brave for her children, she couldn't be strong anymore. All she wanted was to be happy like 3 years ago.
Fox pulled her into his arms saying soothing words to her.
"I-i-i didn't mean to hurt him..."
"I know, it's not your fault."
"It is!"
"He caught us in the worst possible way."
"Theresa, I'm sorry about last night, as much as I enjoyed it, I didn't know it would bring up so many complications, please forgive me."
She looked up at him and he seemed so sincere, she knew nothing was his fault either. She reached up and gently traced his lips with her finger.
"I know Fox, I'm sorry for blaming you...it's just that things have been really rough for me lately."
He clutched onto her hand, afraid to let go because if he did, she would leave him again.
"I'm sorry for so many things...that night of our wedding, I overreacted, I should have given you more credit, and let you explain." she continued.
"No...I deserved everything you said and did I should have told you about Danielle."
"We've both made some huge mistakes..."
Fox squeezed her hand and gazed into her eyes.
"Please Theresa, give us another chance, this says it all, we've both some mistakes, but hey, who doesn't have flaws? I've missed you ..."
She closed her eyes as if she didn't want to listen to him.
"Fox, don't..."
"No, I know we're meant to be, if we weren't , you think we would have ever seen each other again? It is destiny..."
"I just can't deal with this now...everything with Jacob..."
"I know and I don't want to pressure you into anything but just think about giving us another chance." he softly smiled at her. "You know I still love you, I've never changed my feelings about you. Every night I've wondered how it would be to feel you, to touch you again, this is a perfect opportunity for us, we can be together again. I can give you the love that you deserve, anything you ask for, it is yours. Just give me a few simple words Theresa, we can be together, give me a second chance. Please...I know you still have feelings for me...can you honestly look at me in the eyes and tell me you dont love me any more? look at me..."
But she couldn't bear to, the tears began to fall again, she threw her arms around him.
"Oh Fox... how can I know that my heart won't be ripped in half again?"
He traced his fingers through her hair.
"I won't, I've hurt you once and I would die if I did it again, I love you too much."
"Do you actually think we can be together again? After all that's happened?"
"I'm certain..."
"Fox, It's going to take a long time for me to regain my trust in you again."
"I know, but remember, I'll be waiting at the sidelines whenever you want me again."
"Thank you..."
She hugged him resting her head on his shoulder.
"I don't know what I would do without you."
He pulled apart and stood up from the bed.
"Theresa, I'll leave you here to think for a bit, call me if you need anything."
She nodded.
He bent down and gently brushed his lips against hers, it felt so nice that they could kiss again without anything infering between them. She smiled at him once last time as he walked out the door.
"..How am I going to go through all this?"
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Fox drove back to the mansion thinking of ways to make Theresa feel better, but didn't suceed, he wanted to help through all her pain, to share it with her. From all the years he missed, it was time now.
He hoped he wasn't pressuring her about asking for a second chance. Now that Jacob was out of the way, she would have more free time, and he was still waiting for her, so it was all good for him.
He paced around his room thinking, and suddenly got an idea. He took out his phone and dialed a number.
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A woman ran furiously through the forest away from a jail cubicle. She laughed crazily.
"Won't my sugar-bear be glad to see I've come back to him."
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Theresa stayed home all day, except when she dropped little Ethan and Sarah off at a day-care, she couldn't focus on them and her own personal problems at the same time.
Later in the afternoon, someone ran the doorbell, she walked to open it, but no one was there. All she saw was a nicely wrapped box. She picked it up and sat back onto her couch. Theresa opened it up, picked up the note and smiled.
Gorgeous, Hope you're feelings better, if possible, can you meet me at the beach at 7:45p.m? I've already bought a dress for you, nothing too glamorous, but I know you'll look beautiful. See you soon I hope. Loving you, Fox
She held up the dress and looked it over, it was pearly white and silky. She tried it on and looked at herself, it did look pretty good. The dress hugged every curve of her body and it reflected the deep brown in her eyes. She decided that since there was nothing better to do at home, she would go meet Fox at the beach. At least seeing him would make her happy.
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At 7:45p.m sharp she arrived at the beach looking for him, she spotted him easily; he was always fidgeting nervously these days. She walked up behind him and placed her hands over his eyes.
"Guess who?" she whispered into his ear.
"Hm, I don't know, Danielle?" 'Crap!' he immediately thought, he couldn't believe he had just had that out loud, he just remembered that she had done that a lot while they were dating.
Theresa snatched her hands away from him right away, maybe this wasn't a good idea to come, she turned to leave but he caught hold of her arm and made her face him.
"I'm sorry..." he was still blaming himself for saying that inappropriate word.
She didn't answer.
"Please Theresa, tell me if you're mad."
"Fox, just tell me why you invited me to come here."
"Don't leave, I planned out a special evening for the two of us and it just kills me to know that I might have just ruined it."
She knew that he must have put in a lot of work for this night so she decided she wouldn't leave, at least not yet. She gave a slight nod.
"I won't leave."
He smiled with relief. He offered her his arm and she took it. Theresa was still feeling very uneasy after that whole situation and she wasn't sure if she was up for tonight's upcoming events. They walked along the side in silence, he glanced toward her every few seconds or so to see if she was mad.
Theresa's ears perked up as she heard some soft music playing, she looked up and gasped at the sight before her. There was a candlelit dinner table in the middle of the beach; roses in every section possible and candles burning making the scene look extremely romantic. All her feelings about Danielle quickly faded away as they were replaced with delight and happiness.
"Fox."
"Like it?"
"I love it, thank you." She gave him a kiss on the cheek as they walked toward the dinner table; he pulled her chair for her.
They sat across each other smiling.
"How did you do all this in such little time?"
"Hey, I'm a Crane, I've got sources."
Theresa breathed in the scent of the scented candles, this was easing the pain.
"Thank you." She repeated.
"I really wanted to make this night special, that we would be able to enjoy it and just fade away from the world for a little while, but the moment you arrived I had to screw it up! I can be so stupid sometimes." He shook his head angrily.
Theresa felt for him, she slowly took his hand in hers and held it.
"No Fox, you aren't, I just overreact a lot, I know you've been hurt terribly as well, and I want tonight to be special as well, but we can't let so many things interfere between us."
He nodded in agreement.
"So we can enjoy tonight like nothing ever happened?"
"Absolutely."
He leaned over and gently brushed his lips against sending shivers down her spine, Fox decided that tonight be would like nothing had ever happened, Jacob nor Danielle had come into their lives. He settled back down into his seat.
"Hungry?"
She nodded.
"Actually, I'm supposed to be on a diet."
"Aw Theresa, come on, you have to eat, because I won't unless you do, besides you are not fat."
Theresa glared at him.
"Reminder, do not use the word 'fat' in front of women."
He chuckled and held up his hands in surrender.
"Fine, I'll eat something."
"Great."
Fox walked over to a nearby tray and pulled out two dishes full of delicious food, they ate for a while in comfortable silence, smiling at each other every few minutes or so.
From a-far they looked like any normal in love couple, it didn't seem like that they had so many problems, such a horrible past. It was surprise that they were here together on this date, after what had happened all these years, it would have seemed like seeing Fox again would be the last thing on her list.
Theresa was having a good time to be honest, she was playfully feeding him bits of food, it almost felt like old times, almost.
"Theresa, if you haven't noticed, I have my own plate of food."
"Yeah, but it's more fun this way."
He grinned, she was right, she was enjoying this.
After a while, everything was cleared off their plates. Theresa shook her head,
"Ugh, I can't believe I finished that all."
"Correction, I finished it all, you only ate 2 bites."
Theresa smiled "That was a big two bites, plus I'll be bloated tomorrow and look fat." she wailed.
"Even if you're bloated tomorrow, I'll still love you. Care for a dance?"
"Of course." she took his hand.
Fox led her to the middle of the candles and roses and gently pulled her close to him, softly swaying to the music that was playing. Her head rested on his shoulder as he gently rubbed her back.
"Perfect, tonight has been perfect." she mumbled against his shirt.
He smiled, pleased, "Has it really been?"
"Yes, I haven't been this happy and care-free in a very long time." she looked him in the eyes and ran a few fingers through his hair.
Fox eyed her up and down.
"Have I complimented you on how gorgeous you look tonight?"
"Not yet."
"Well you look stunning, considering that I was the one who chose the dress."
She gently pressed a kiss on his nose.
"You have good taste." she sighed, "I would never believe I would be the one to say those words." as Fox lightly chuckled.
Soon they found themselves sitting down, cuddling on a soft blanket on the sand. Fox was holding her in his arms stroking her hair, admiring how beautiful and elegant she looked reflected by the moon. Theresa closed her eyes, mesmerized by his touch.
"Theresa, remember the time--"
"Sshh." she quietly cut him off "Don't talk now Fox, just hold me in your arms."
He obeyed, Theresa wanted to remember this moment forever because somehow she got a feeling that their happiness wouldn't be lasting for a long time.